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The Kirkwall Hotel with stunning views to the north is one of Orkney's finest Victorian Buildings, perfectly situated within the historic town of Kirkwall, on the picturesque harbour front, close to the marina and the main shopping area, ideal for business or leisure.

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Kirkwall, Orkney The sun greets us this morning with a promise of 12 degrees. It is a cool but easily tolerable. After cereal and an Orkney breakfast (bacon, eggs, pork sausages, tomato, mushrooms, black pudding and the mandatory haggis), we walk around town with TD looking for someone to talk to. She found a man in a lovely one stop food shop of …

... early in the morning, we were arriving at Lerwick. As it was raining, I decided to stay aboard for a while. I had a wash in one of the unisex shower rooms (sink only of course) and got my backpack ready for a day's exploring in Lerwick. As I stepped off the ferry, I really felt a sense of achievement arriving here without many problems. Yes there have been moment of uncertainty, moments where one doubts the reasons for leaving the ...

At least we are a little further north than last year! Over the summer and winter months, the EZ has been treated to a fuel injection system and electrical and radio upgrades. Only a short sentence but a long time to achieve! With the plane performing well, we felt able to restart last year's aborted trip.

Starting earlier in the summer means that weather is likely to be more of ...

I know I was very melancholy last week after finding out that I wasn't getting the job I had always dreamed of getting, but perhaps it was a blessing in disguise. I went and worked at the Woollen Mill on Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, but I was asked to go into the Scapa Travel office on Wednesday for a second interview and possibly a whole day. I wasn't sure what to expect, since I have only ever been ...

... We did our names in runes, among other things. Really interesting museum. Found out a lot more about the game of Ba' that they play every Christmas and New Year's Days. They have teams (Uppies and Downies - depends on where you were born) who try to get the leather ball to the water at their goal (have to go all through town first - ball is thrown in the air ...